Display device



, Jan. 9, 1923.

W. A. RINGLER. DISPLAY DEVICE. FILED MAY 15. 1922.

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WILLIAM A. RINGLER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GLOBEWERNICKE CO., OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

Application filed May 15, 1922. Serial No. 561,066.

wherein advertisino' material or other desred data can be d1splayed and`at 'the same time can be readily replaced `with other matter.

lt further comprchends a novel construction of a display devicecomprisinga frame or holder and a novel construction and arrangement ofa removable member `Which is formed in a novel manner and provided witha series ofsuperimposed pockets having a backer which contributes tohold in place a transparent cover which prevents the material carried inthe pockets from interfering with the `removal of the pockets and theirbaclrer from the frame.

lt further comprehends a novel construction of a display device whereina sheet of material is folded upon itself to form a series of pocketsone of which is adapted to receive a transparent sheet such as, forexample, celluloid, While the opposite end of the sheet of material isfolded upon itself to form a pocket to receive theopposite end of saidtransparent sheet of material.

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter morefully appear in the detailed description and the appended claims. p i

For the purpose of lillustrating my invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawings embodiments thereof Which are at present preferredby me, since these embodiments will be found in practice to givesatisfactory and reliable results. It is, however, to be understood thatthe various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can bevariously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited tothe precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities asherein shown and described.

Figure l represents a front elevation of a display device, embodying myinvention.

Figure 2 represents a top plan vienT thereof. l

Figure 3 represents a section on line B-S of Figure l.

Figure l represents, in frontelevation, a portion of the holder.I

Figure 5 represents a section on line 5-5 f of vFigure l.

Figure 6 represents, in front elevation, another embodiment of myinvention.

`Figure 7 represents a section on line 7A? of yliigure 6.

Figure 8 represents, in perspective, and in detached position, a type ofletter which may be employed.

Figure 9 represents a fragmentary section of the holder before thebacking is ap plied to it. l

Figure l0 represents, in rear elevation, a portion of the holder at onestage of the manufacture. Y y

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the dra-Wings, l designates a frame or support having afront opening 2 and a top opening 3 through which latter the holder acan be inserted intoposition. The holder 4; is formed from `a sheet ofsuitable material which is folded and lapped upon itself, as will beunderstood from the drawings, and a stripy of material 6 having adhesiveon one of its faces is then secured to the backl of the folded shect inorder to secure it in folded position, it being under stood that thefold forms a series of superimposed pockets 17 into which the matter tobe displayed is slid. y

The free upper end portionof the` sheet 5 is bent downwardly to form theiiap S. l preferably apply a sheet of backing material 9 to the bach ofthe sheet 5 and the side portions are bent over to form the marginaledges l0 which are secured to the holes by means of adhesive. The endsof the backing 9 are bent over at the top and bottom and secured bymeans of adhesive in any desired manner to the marginal edge portions l0thereby forming a laterally extending stiffening portion ll which issecured by adhesive or other means to the flap 8, as shown at the top ofFigure 4L, and the bottom portion is formed ina similar manner as Willbe apparent from the foregoing description.

12 designates a sheet of transparent material such as, for example,Celluloid, Which preferably is of such Width that it Will cover thefront face of all the pockets and the side `vserted in a pocket 7.

`ceived 1in one of the pockets 7 see Figure 19,' rand the front face ofthe indicator is adapted to haveindicated thereon a desired lletter suchas, for example, that shown at 18 lor any other desired insignia ordisplay 19 designates a card illustratinganother ltype of display matterwhich can .be in- Ifitfisdesired to stiften the `holder the baclrer 9can be formed of sheet metal or of other material Vof a v'less flexiblenature than lpaper or card-board and in Figures 6 .and 7 theconstruction is the same as that .already described @except that thebaclrer 20 is Vformed of sheet metal, the free ends of which aredeflected over at the top vand Abottom as at/Ql 4in order to formapocket to receive-'the tongue 1-5 of the transparent cover 12 and thesides of the backer are deflected fever the front edges ofthe pocket.forming sheet 5, as indicated `at 22, :and these at ftheir ends arepressed down against the flap 21.M When it i's desired .to remove theholder to `change the matter displayed, all that it 'is' necessary to dois to press upwardly with the 'thumb or finger on the transparent cover12and the holder 4 will be removed as ,a unit of' structure from theframe. The transparentsheet 12 kis then removed and the display matterchanged as may be desired. L

A'It will be apparent that .when the holder is removed from the framethe transparent cover 12 will prevent .the vdisplay matter from catchingagainst the portion 23 of the frame, see Figure 1, so that the holdercan at all times desired be readily and quickly with.- drawn from `theframe. The transparent cover 112 carried by the holder i serves toprotect the holder and the display .matter v "so that dust and foreignmaterial will not collect in the ypockets or`onthe display matter.

It will now `be apparent that I have devised a new and .useful displaydevice which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as vdesirablein .the statement of the invention and the above description,` and whileI have, inthe presentinstance, shown `and described embodiments thereofwhich will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results. .it is tobe understood that such embodiments are susceptible of modication invarious particulars without rvdeparting'from,the spirit or scope of the1nbe displayed andl .havingits `upper portion deflected .upon itself to.form a cover receiving pocket, Vand a transparent cover having one end.inserted .into said cover receiving pocket, whereby when ythe displayholder is withdrawn from said frame 4the display .matter carried by theholder will not catch on a wall of said sight opening.

y2. A display device, comprising a frame having a sight opening, and. anopening in one `of its .walls and .a display holder removably carried bythe frame, and insert- .ible and `removable through said wall open-ling, said display holderbeing formed .from

a sheet of material lapped upon itself to forni a series of pockets toreceive the Inatter to be displayed 'and having its upper portiondeiiected `upon itself to form a cover 'receiving pocket, .and atransparentcover having'its lower end inserted in a pocket .and itsupper vend inserted into said cover receiving pocket, whereby when thedisplay vholder' is withdrawn from said frame the display matter carriedby thefholder will not catch on Aa wall of said sight opening.

` NILLIAM A. RINGLEB. Witnesses: f y

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